Corn-shock binder



June 24, 1930'. H. w. scHolN 1,767,556.

" CORN SHOCK BINDER Filed March 21, 1929 llllllllllll Il www.

Patented Junek24, 1930A HEINRICH W. SCHON, OF POMEROY, IQJXVA` CORN-SHOCK ,BINDER Application led March 21, 1829. *Serial No. 318, 76e1..V

The binding of severed cornsstalks into compact shocks is a particularly diiiicult task owing to the weight and length of the stalks and the size of the shock customarily formed thereof, and itis the object of this invention binding ily operable in a rapid and eihcient manner to compact a shock and iirmly bind the l0 same.

A further object of the invention is' to provide improved corn shock binding and tightening means which may be left on the shock as a permanent tie, or which may be 1 5 removed from the shock for further use e after a permanent tie hasV been applied to the shock compacted by my improved means.

My invention consists in arrangement and combination of elements ge hereinafter set forth, pointed out in my claims and illustrated by the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved device as assembled for practical use. Figure 2 is a side elevation of a portion of a corn shock with my improved device mounted thereon in position for practical use. Figure 3 is a plan View, on an enlarged scale, of the fastener employed in my-improved tie, the locking dog beingshown in holding position in full lines and` in openposition in dotted lines and thne rope or cable portion of the tie being shown in dottedlines. Figure 4 is a side elevation of the showing l of Figure 3, the rope or cable being omitted.

Figure Vto provide improved means for o 1s a bottom proved fastener, the

shown in open position.

In the construction of the improvement as shown, a substantially, UV-shaped member is formed, preferably of metal by molding or forging, and comprises a relatively long arm 10, a relatively shorter arm 11 spaced from and parallel with` the arm 10 and a base or connecting member 12 integral with and Y connecting the arms 10 and 11. The arms 10 and 11 are preferably substantially oval in plan and relatively narrow in elevation, and the free end of the arm 10 extends be`- yond the free end of the arm ll to terminate locking dog being vthe arms 10 `and,

such shocks, said means being read` to clamp `said bolt tosaid the construction,V

plan view of the im-v in an 'integral' eye 13 which extends in a planeperpendicularto the plane of the arm 10 substantially' across the space between 11 =and spaced from. `the free end of said latter arm. bolt-i" 1 11'is mounted in registering aperturesin the central portionsof the arms 10 and 11 and `eX- tends across the" space therebetween, said' bolt serving as a pivot support for au anti# friction roller or groovedfwheel 15 rotatably mounted thereonin and substantially lling the space bet'wen the said arms 10 and 11, anut 16 on the end ofl the bolt leserving l arms. sion 17 is formed integrally with or secured to the .arm 10 and extends from the free endv of said arm beyond theeye 13 and a dog 18 is pivotally securedrat one end to and above said extension by means vof a bolt or rivet 19'received in registering holes Thedog 18 is ,Y

in Vsaid dog and extension.' formed with 4'an enlarged free end, said head extendin the shank of the dog an Abeing formed with an eccentrically' arcuate, serrated 'surface adapted to be presented in opposition to the periphery of thegrooved wheel 15 when said dog is in `holding position. The length of the dog issuchas to permit the head 20 on its head V20` to be received inthe space between the eye 13 and grooved wheel 15 at times, and the pivoted end of said dog is formed with a lug 21 turned down over the margin of the extension 17 and adapted' to `engage against an oilset 22 formed on said keXtension, whereby'theV range of rotationof said dog is limited in an opening direction; A

lguard 23 is iXed to the upper surfacel of the arm 11 and extends beyond the free end of said arm in the form of .a curved linger 24 substantially bridging the space between the free end of the arm 11 and the eye 13, but spaced laterally from said eye. A rope or flexible cable 25, of a length somewhat in excess oi that necessary to surround a loose shock, is secured at one end to the eye 13 and is adapted to be looped around a shockand have its free end receivedand held in the fastener above described.

In the practical use ofthe improvement,

An eXtenlaterally from n the rope or cable is looped about a loose shock and the free end thereof passedunderv the linger 24 into the space between the eye 13 and wheel 15, the dog 18 being in the position shown by dotted lines in Figure 3. Tension then being applied to the free end of the rope or cable, the loop is narrowed and the shock compacted, the dog- 18 being swung into the closed position confines the rope or cable between its arcuate, serrated face and the periphery of the wheel 15 and prevents loss of tension on the rope or cable, the eccentric curvature of said ser rated face insuring a positive lock regardless of the tension on the rope or cable. The improved tie may be left on` the bound shock indefinitely, or the shock may be bound with twine or rope and the tie removed, a simple jerk on the free end of the rope or cable 25 serving to loose the dog 18 and permit removal of theV tie.

Since many variations of form and construction may be had in the improvement without departing from the spiritl of my invention, l wish to be understood as being limited solely by the scope of the appended claims rather than bythe illustrative show ing or foregoing description.

claim as my inventionl. A corn shock binder comprising a loop of flexible material secured at one end to a fastener body and having its other end received through said fastener body foi` adjustable positioning therein, said fastener body comprising a- U-shaped portion having arms of unequal length, an anti-friction roller pivotally mounted betweenvsaid arms, an eye on the longer of said arms and spaced from said roller, l a guard V on the shorter of said arms extending toward and spaced laterally from said eye,said eyev and guard cooperating to position the adjustable portion of said loop within saidrfastener body and adjacent said roller, an extension on the longer ofsaid arms beyond said eye, a dog pivoted to said extension and a headY laterallyy offset from vthe free end of said dog and adapted to be received at times between said eye and roller.

In witness whereof I affix my signature.

Hermien WM. sonori. 

